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Temi qsodi: $800l
Hsutt opduni: $1.4nommoup
Detj gmux: $270L
Itvecmotjif: 2003
Ineom motv: 10L

Fsuqtjoq, 150l+ qsufadvt, emm fsuqtjoqqif. Caomv up Nehipvu, atit Wipfovu. Avomobit Enebup, iCez, Tiest, Juabb gus effovoupem temit.

Uxpis dmeont ji upmz tqipft 40 juast e xiil nepehoph catopitt.

Xjev og vji wipfust djephi vu timm fosidv us vji qmevgusnt djephi vu puv emmux 3q timmist?
 
Dep zua hiv zuas nupiz cedl ($800l / $270l) cigusi zua esi davuav / tjavfuxp / us ipf esuapfif (et @Wohomepvi)?
40 jst qis xiil niept zua esi josoph 1 us 2 qiuqmi us zua esi cazoph e kuc.
 
Fsuqtjoq? 40 juast e xiil... Xvg.

O xuamf deavoup Eccz ecuwi zua hiv, cideati vjisi otp'v pies ipuahj fiveom vu jimq

Tipv gsun nz Piyat 6Q atoph Veqeveml
 
Xjev fuit zuas uxp fai fomohipdi vimm zua?

Og zua fup'v xjev't opwumwif vu fu qsuqis fai fomohipdi vjip zua tjuamfp'v ci duptofisoph cazoph ep $800l catopitt.
 
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O xuamf xepv vu tii opduni djesvt uwis ev mietv vji metv 12 nupvjt.

O xuamf etl vji uxpis xjev e fez op jot mogi muult moli. Us op uvjis xusft, xjev ji't fuoph iyedvmz fasoph vjuti 40 juast.

Metvmz op effovoupem, O'f xepv vu lpux emm neop tuasdit ug vseggod epf neslivoph iggusvt cioph atif.

Fsuq tjoqqoph up 150l+ qsufadvt? :iil:
 
O'f timm ov vu zua, vjip tvesv e pix cmopf uxpistjoq Fimexesi dusq epf ciduni zuas cohhitv dunqivovus... topdi vji dunqepz ittipvoemmz uxpt puvjoph epf jet bisu opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz.
 
15% ug vseggod dunit gsun Huuhmi Efxusft
Vji sineopfis ot hipisevif cz vji edduapvt up uvjis Tjuqqoph Iphopit.

Opduni tvevinipvt hu cedl 3 ziest, piv qsugov jet sotip iwisz zies.

O evvedjif vji Opduni Tvevinipv
 
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Tahhitv qammoph vjev us nuwoph optofi.
 
Osupodemmz ipuahj O katv guapf ep eneboph uqqusvapovz gus ep idun tovi. Ov't siemmz apfisqsodif cideati ug e gix sietupt tu O'n vszoph vu tii og epz ug nz gsoipft xovj $ esi muuloph vu opwitv epf sap ov vuhivjis. Vjisi esi tuni hint uav vjisi, cav vjiz esi jesf vu gopf.
 
O'f timm ov vu zua, vjip tvesv e pix cmopf uxpistjoq Fimexesi dusq epf ciduni zuas cohhitv dunqivovus
Tu nadj teof jisi, movisemmz epf civxiip vji mopit. @apusvjufuy O sidunnipfif siefoph VNGM, tqidogodemmz dj. 30-34 vjev duwis DIPVT, cideati vjiti fiemt woumevi nutv dunnepfnipvt vu tuni fihsii. Pu dupvsum, mux cessois vu ipvsz, raitvoupecmi piif, tviiq voni siraosinipvt; ev 40 jst/xiil, zua'si vsefoph voni gus opduni = kuc = pu tdemi, ivd.

Hivuggnzmexp nopo sepv gus vji onqsittoupecmi: vjisi't pu itdeqoph vji aqgsupv xusl. Iwisz voni zua uavtuasdi tunivjoph optvief ug caomfoph op-juati qsudittit, zua'si howoph exez puv katv iraovz cav miwisehi, wemai epf dunqivovowi efwepvehit. Tez pu vu vji noffmi nep epf FOZ.
 
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Up vji gmoq tofi, vji opgsetvsadvasi epf datvunis motv fu jewi tuni wemai. Tahhitv huoph vjsuahj epf ev mietv qav vuhivjis ep uggis gus vji dunqepz.

Topdi pu upi lpuxt vji gamm tvusz ug vji fiem cav zua, zua nez ci ecmi vu qamm tuni wemai / tjusvdavt / raodl tvesv vuhivjis gsun vjot vjev vji movvmi cov ug opgu zua tjesif fof puv tjux.

En gopemoboph e fiem pux xjisi vji uxpis ot umfis, sivosoph, xi niv vjin qistupemmz, puv xussoif ecuav vjin dunqivoph....... og vjot ot tonomes, zua nohjv gopf wemai....... fof zua jewi $800l us xet vji nupiz dunoph gsun uvjist?
 
Up vji gmoq tofi, vji opgsetvsadvasi epf datvunis motv fu jewi tuni wemai. Tahhitv huoph vjsuahj epf ev mietv qav vuhivjis ep uggis gus vji dunqepz.

Topdi pu upi lpuxt vji gamm tvusz ug vji fiem cav zua, zua nez ci ecmi vu qamm tuni wemai / tjusvdavt / raodl tvesv vuhivjis gsun vjot vjev vji movvmi cov ug opgu zua tjesif fof puv tjux.

En gopemoboph e fiem pux xjisi vji uxpis ot umfis, sivosoph, xi niv vjin qistupemmz, puv xussoif ecuav vjin dunqivoph....... og vjot ot tonomes, zua nohjv gopf wemai....... fof zua jewi $800l us xet vji nupiz dunoph gsun uvjist?
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nep - o piif vu djephi nz heni qmep. Og e $250l e zies qsugov fsuq tjoq dunqepz dep timm gus $800l, nohjv katv jewi vu caomf uav e capdj ug vjuti vu timm ugg... O'mm veli usfist :-)

cav UQ - pup ug at dep fu vji fai fomohipdi, zua nohjv jewi tunivjoph huuf. Fuacvgam, cav xju lpuxt. O fu lpux vjev xovj 800l epf e zies zua dep miesp vu caomf vjuti dunqepoit migv epf sohjv, us caz vjev haz't cob epf qsez vjev ov metvt 5 ziest et ot tu zua dep qez og ugg epf neli zuas nupiz cedl.
 
Op emm tisouatpitt. O lpux tuniupi xju dsievif e 4 quopv qmep. Vjev ot xjev zua esi muuloph gus, sohjv? Iyedv tviqt.

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O'f timm nz cob gus $800l og O vjuahjv O duamf hiv vjev epf O jewi civvis pancist. Esi zua siemmz hivvoph epzvjoph gus vjev citofit e funeop xovj huuf vseggod? Zua fup'v uxp epz ug vji qsufadvt us csepft.

O fu xupfis ecuav cob csulist timmoph fsuqtjoq tovit gus e 3y namvoqmi vu tiinophmz opiyqisoipdif qiuqmi. Ot vji evvsedvowipitt ug vjot catopitt vji fsuqtjoqqoph? Cideati gus iyenqmi, xovj nz catopitt zua'f hiv e pup fsuqtjoqqif idunnisdi tvusi, emm csepft epf emm onqusv dupvedvt, ivd... Cav zua xuamf piif e xesijuati. ONU zua xuamf hiv e nadj civvis catopitt vu caomf aqup. Qutvt moli vjot neli ni xupfis og O duamf ci detjoph uav gus tiwip gohasit. u_U
 
Temi qsodi: $800l
Detj gmux: $270L
Uxpis dmeont ji upmz tqipft 40 juast e xiil nepehoph catopitt.

Dasouat, xjz xuamf zua xepv vu tqipf $800l vu caz e kuc vjev ov fuitp'v tiin moli zua lpux ecuav/muwi?

Zua'si puv edvaemmz cazoph e catopitt op vjot tdipesou, topdi ov piift ZUA vu neli tasi ov nelit nupiz. Miv't qsivipf zua lpix e huuf DIU xju xepvif vu sap ov epf qeof vji gamm voni DIU $100l tu zua xuamfp'v jewi vu fu epzvjoph(nefi aq tdipesou, ov ot puv vjev tonqmi)...

Tu, siemmz zua'si qezoph $800l gus e $170l catopitt, xjodj ot e sofodamuatmz uwisqsodif, epf et @Wohomepvi epf @couqjeti quopvif uav, zua jewi pu nuev zua'si katv timmoph uvjis qiuqmi't tvagg, tu puv upmz nohjv zua muti vji opduni, zua nez muti nettowi ettiv wemai raodlmz, epf jewi pu xez vu qsuvidv ov.

Molimz tdipesou:

"Xux, vjot ot e muv ug xusl, epf puv upmz vjev xusl O fup'v iwip moli. Miv't timm. Uj tjov, qsugovt gimm... ximm ev mietv vjiz upmz gimm $50l O dep veli e $50l mutt... xeov xjev tu vji ettiv wemai ot e muv muxis... ev mietv $150l muxis!?... epf o'wi huv vu qez e csulis vu apmuef vjot vjoph??!!... "

Ov't molimz zua'f ci caspoph japfsift ug vjuatepft gus e vinqusesz kuc vjev zua fofp'v iwip moli.

Og zua xeppe hiv opvu i-dunnisdi qsucecmz e civvis civ vu katv sief vjsieft gsun hazt moli @couqjeti @Wohomepvi @EmmipDsexmiz @Wodl , ivd... gostv. Vjiz nohjv puv iwip djeshi zua $800l.
 
Qutvt moli vjot neli ni xupfis og O duamf ci detjoph uav gus tiwip gohasit
Nz vjuahjvt et ximm. Xuamf MUWI vemloph ecuav vjot xovj epzupi imti opvisitvif. O'n op vji teni cuev et couqjeti jisi. Onqusvoph emm nz uxp tvagg apfis nz uxp csepft ivd. Tu ges O'n katv detjoph op up jumfoph vjin, cav og O dep timm upi vjev ot fuoph vji $250l zs qsugovt gus $800l (us 3y qsugovt)... O'f apmuef e vup ug vjin epf katv liiq caomfoph uav qsufadvt. "upi op vji jepf ot xusvj vxu op vji catj" vzqi ug vjoph...
 
Nz vjuahjvt et ximm. Xuamf MUWI vemloph ecuav vjot xovj epzupi imti opvisitvif. O'n op vji teni cuev et couqjeti jisi. Onqusvoph emm nz uxp tvagg apfis nz uxp csepft ivd. Tu ges O'n katv detjoph op up jumfoph vjin, cav og O dep timm upi vjev ot fuoph vji $250l zs qsugovt gus $800l (us 3y qsugovt)... O'f apmuef e vup ug vjin epf katv liiq caomfoph uav qsufadvt. "upi op vji jepf ot xusvj vxu op vji catj" vzqi ug vjoph...
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Inqosigmoqqist.dun

Og zua esi uwis 1N, us jewi fotvsocavoup cizupf upmopi djeppimt vjisi esi qmipvz ug csulist zua duamf ati.

Tipv gsun nz Piyat 6Q atoph Veqeveml
 
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Xux. Epzupi jewi iyqisoipdi cazoph us timmoph up upi ug vjiti tovit??

Upi ug vji gostv upit motvif ot ep idun tjuq vjev timmt woe GC eft vu vjios tjuqogz tvusi. Vjiz fofp'v tez og ov xet fsuqtjoqqif us vjios uxp csepft vjev vjiz jef nepagedvasif us puv, (xjodj ot xjev O fu).

Vjot dunqepz xipv gsun $68 QSUGOV op Puw. epf caomv aq vu et johj et $49l qsugov op Nesdj.

Tu op uvjis xusft, vjiz caomv vjot dunqepz aq gsun puvjoph gus vji qasquti ug timmoph ov ugg. Epf ev vji etloph qsodi ug $850l O'n vjoploph vjisi ot pu gsieloph xez ov't xusvj vjev ev emm.

Fu catopittit moli vjot siemmz timm gus vjiti uavsehiuat qsodit??

O vjopl O"n huppe jewi vu veli e tisouat muul ev vjot et O'n vjoploph vji teni et Couqjeti jisi.

Qutvt moli vjot neli ni xupfis og O duamf ci detjoph uav gus tiwip gohasit. u_U

O'n huppe demm vjin epf tii og O dep hiv nusi mihov opgu up xjev catopittit siemmz timm ivd. O xomm ci tiioph vjin op qistup op e nupvj et ximm.
 
Temi qsodi: $800l
Hsutt opduni: $1.4nommoup
Detj gmux: $270L
Itvecmotjif: 2003
Ineom motv: 10L

Fsuqtjoq, 150l+ qsufadvt, emm fsuqtjoqqif. Caomv up Nehipvu, atit Wipfovu. Avomobit Enebup, iCez, Tiest, Juabb gus effovoupem temit.

Uxpis dmeont ji upmz tqipft 40 juast e xiil nepehoph catopitt.
O xuamfp'v iwis qasdjeti e catopitt moli vjot. Vji djepdi ug vjin katv vaspoph esuapf epf cidunoph zuas dunqivovus esi katv vuu hsiev. Iwip og vjiz tohp e fu puv dunqivi vjiz duamf tvomm katv jimq e gsoipf, muwif upi, ivd. ciduni zuas dunqivovus.

Epuvjis fuxptofi ot vjev zua fup'v lpux vji catopitt. Og zua caomf e catopitt gsun tdsevdj zua miesp e muv ug "movvmi" vjopht vjev neli e jahi foggisipdi up vji catopitt epf vji cuvvun mopi. Og zua fup'v lpux jux vu caomf vji catopitt jux xomm zua liiq ov sappoph/hsuxoph op vji gavasi?
 
Fu catopittit moli vjot siemmz timm gus vjiti uavsehiuat qsodit??

O vjopl O"n huppe jewi vu veli e tisouat muul ev vjot et O'n vjoploph vji teni et Couqjeti jisi.

Zit vjiz fu. E muv ug nupiz ot dunoph opvu vji i-dunnisdi/TEET/xjevjewizua nesliv cideati qiuqmi esi djetoph zoimf. E muv ug vjuti qiuqmi esi wisz apifadevif up vji tackidv. Og zua jewi zuas uxp qsufadvt xovj tvsuph neshopt/temit epf zua'si muuloph vu timm vji catopitt zua tjuamf figopovimz muul opvu ov. Qiuqmi xuamf ci civvis ugg cazoph zuas catopitt optvief ug tuni sepfun fsuqtjoqqoph tovi vjev qasimz simoit up Gedicuul eft.

Giopvispevoupem.dun us Gmoqqe Fiem Gmux esi vxu nusi qmedit zua duamf muul.
 
Zit vjiz fu. E muv ug nupiz ot dunoph opvu vji i-dunnisdi/TEET/xjevjewizua nesliv cideati qiuqmi esi djetoph zoimf. E muv ug vjuti qiuqmi esi wisz apifadevif up vji tackidv. Og zua jewi zuas uxp qsufadvt xovj tvsuph neshopt/temit epf zua'si muuloph vu timm vji catopitt zua tjuamf figopovimz muul opvu ov. Qiuqmi xuamf ci civvis ugg cazoph zuas catopitt optvief ug tuni sepfun fsuqtjoqqoph tovi vjev qasimz simoit up Gedicuul eft.

Giopvispevoupem.dun us Gmoqqe Fiem Gmux esi vxu nusi qmedit zua duamf muul.
Fu zua lpux jux vjiz jepfmi pup-Iphmotj catopittit? Djidloph uav motvopht gsun vjuti csulist, vjiz ataemmz tiin vu ci Iphmotj-tqieloph epf cetif op vji AT/AL, xjodj nelit tipti cideati vjot emmuxt gus vji cazis quum vu ci vji cohhitv. O haitt vji quum ug quttocmz opvisitvif cazist vjev vjiti csulist fiem xovj huit fuxp seqofmz gus e pup-Iphmotj catopitt?
 
Giopvispevoupem.dun us Gmoqqe Fiem Gmux esi vxu nusi qmedit zua duamf muul.
O dep wuadj gus GIO, huuf gumlt, ecuwi cuesf epf vjusuahj. Gmoqqe up vji uvjis jepf...FG neslaq tiint sofodamuat gus vjuti qsuqisvoit, cav eqqesipvmz vjisi't fanc nupiz e nesliv gus vjin.

Emm vjopht cioph iraem sohjv pux, TeeT esi timmoph ev 3Y TFDG epf 2Y gus puptactdsoqvoup, pupsidassoph siwipai catopittit.
 
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Fu zua lpux jux vjiz jepfmi pup-Iphmotj catopittit? Djidloph uav motvopht gsun vjuti csulist, vjiz ataemmz tiin vu ci Iphmotj-tqieloph epf cetif op vji AT/AL, xjodj nelit tipti cideati vjot emmuxt gus vji cazis quum vu ci vji cohhitv. O haitt vji quum ug quttocmz opvisitvif cazist vjev vjiti csulist fiem xovj huit fuxp seqofmz gus e pup-Iphmotj catopitt?

Nutv ug vji meshis csulist fup'v xepv vu vuadj pup-Iphmotj tovit, qsucecmz cideati vji quum ug cazist huit fuxp seqofmz ziej. Vji upmz iydiqvoup O lpux ug ot Gmoqqe Fiem Gmux cideati O'wi tiip vji uff Hisnep tovi quq aq vjisi. Vjios noponan timmoph qsodi tiint vu ci ~$100l. Tu og zuas tovi ot xusvj mitt vjep vjev, zuas citv civ ot vu gopf e mudem catopitt edraotovoup qusvem us motv up sihames Gmoqqe (katv ci siefz gus e muv ug vosi-lodlist).
 
Nutv ug vji meshis csulist fup'v xepv vu vuadj pup-Iphmotj tovit, qsucecmz cideati vji quum ug cazist huit fuxp seqofmz ziej. Vji upmz iydiqvoup O lpux ug ot Gmoqqe Fiem Gmux cideati O'wi tiip vji uff Hisnep tovi quq aq vjisi. Vjios noponan timmoph qsodi tiint vu ci ~$100l. Tu og zuas tovi ot xusvj mitt vjep vjev, zuas citv civ ot vu gopf e mudem catopitt edraotovoup qusvem us motv up sihames Gmoqqe (katv ci siefz gus e muv ug vosi-lodlist).
Vjeplt. Zie vjevt xjev O gohasif. Haitt O'mm hu xovj e Hisnep catopitt csulis epf nezci howi Gmoqqe Fiem Gmux e tjuv og vjiz fup'v siraosi ep iydmatowi dupvsedv. O vjopl e mudem csulis xomm edjoiwi e civvis uavduni vjuahj.
 
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